Bag-frame fastener



Patented Oct.2,1923.

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43 it kn wn h i lid llfi, S- Isms, a. ea o the. Uaited S ates, residin at New rk mo hs eii yIip wvEs e and ,S e e. if, New J rs y, w ere win eli dle ta e e d ew .lmpmr ei nts. in; vBag-l1 ee s Eest ess; and I .vdolhsre y. d lare hef b vin t be a i cllwqlea iaa e ct rip ion o thet e tion, ;h as w enable her sk e nthe ar toi hirqh rrepr si s. to, m ke nd 1. 59 "the sa e; rei fre ce ein h i o 'i th as empen i c d wi g and to characters of reference marked thereon, Whichform a part of this specifim o This inve io rel es .s ere lnfl imii'er msi l e-f ame: ne s; n himllmsfi tz i v nti n has re renc m e. part cu r y t no l 1.9911 1 09 of, efe y l tq 1 99 qlf.. bes: mm e which i sp e ayiedep ed fo s w th theynged frame-sections of that class of bag frames, own e i .,n; Sh.-." fram s, b iivh hnm y e i' rl y used-iw th. o er tyle ofi a esg5 for the vari kinds of travelling bags,

suit-eases, and the like,

111 p e n inte ti n er i P 'i l P2 1 o jecting pr rid ve s mp y; cq ee d Posi ely" t n hag-frame. f s er,v

p o ided; witha. lii eclv eve rp ate. fro Wh sk the us a f me-se t ne ga Pe t s e omit ed, s a o P e ent P rc ng f the e e-s i s, th v riou de es and parts of the fastener being readily.

manipulated, to retain the hinged frameec ie n th ir c ose l i or perittingi fr ect on .to rbecbrought-i into their soperated orpp ened relation and, furthermore to provide a bag-frame fas- 41? teneiy in which the usual side-play; between ehinge o -pla a d; the box. r m ing of. the-fastener is positively overcome;

.v'i epre ent. i t nhas o its he object; .tep evid [a novel. n uc ion of bag-frame astener ce prising a main box uessi g;a apted-I o b e ur up itone ii the r meec ons, an provi edc a pri gz on ro led cove rp at h ng d to id i hex; ori s ng; d; tu zcarrying ,p a inged. oi the Q l BL framesectio said; nged. shadarryi g. pl te .1 being a ap d qtbie cl s' 'di wn ver .t cma n 1 x 1 casg-Rand i s ud bei g" adapted to ent r: a h le; r. perfora o n, he. top o the m i bo'x or casing, to secure the frame-sections forrnan' essential part of the said' specificawas coije mercenar es NEW JERSEY;

BAG-FRAME resrnnnn.

1921.56ria1 N0. 476,162;

se med reams; aides asset 2 trolled cover-plate Otthe X, asingrbez; ing; adapted to be closed down over gthe. closed stud-carrying plate, as Will herein-j f r q eif y pp -4 15,, i M ()ther-objects of the pres nt invention not at this time more particularly enumerated 7 ill cle rly nd rs oo m' helifo win' gdetailed description of thejsame. ith the various objectsof the present: inventionin View, thesaid invention consists; primarily, in the novel bag-frame fas-, net. he e nafte set, for h; and, th s i inj'vention consists, furthermore,- in the novel, arrangernents and combinations of the said; parts; all of which will be more fully decrib dt e l w g p c cat on, nd. then finally ernbodied in the clauses ;of I, the claims, which are appended; to and-Which tion."

The, invention isclearly illustrated in the accompanying draw'ings in which Figure 1 is atop or plan view-of one of; the angular portions of a bag-frame of theffEnglish? type, showing in connection With the closed frame-sections, a bag frame fastener made according to and embodying the principles or" the present invention, r the various parts of the fastener being repree 35 sented in their closed or lockedrelatiom Figure 1 2 is an elevation of, the various devices and parts shown in said Figure 1 looking in the direction of the arrow 00 and Figure?) is a similarjyiew of thesa'id devices'and parts, looking-i l thedireetion of thearrowy insaid Figure l. I

Figure 4 is a top or plan view of thelsan' e parts represented Y in said F igure 1,; bat showing the hinged cover-plate ofthe main b-ox or casing-mi ts open relation; and Figure 5; is a bottom view of the bag-frame fas v tenendetached from the bag-framesections. c

igure 6 is alongitudinal vertical section ofthebag-frame fastener said section being 9 takenfon line 66 in said Figure 4;; and

F gure :7 is ,;a .-t nsv e v ti lxs ti i ali representation of :the various devices and parts; said section being taken on line 'zfi'i" in said Figu V,

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Similar characters: of .-reference areemployed in a-ll of the said above described views, to -indicate corresponding parts, I

Referringnovv to the; several .figures' of the drawings, the reference-character 1 indicates the main member; of the outer frame-section, to which is secured-by theusualand suitably disposed bracket 2, the usual vertical frame member 3, and 4 indicates" the main member of the inner framesection, to which is secured by the usual and suitably disposed brackets 5, the usual vertical frame-member 6.

While in the accompanying drawings I have shown, and in the following specification I have described my novel construction as applied to an English bag-frame, it will be clearly understood that the-bag-frame fastener to be presently described, may be secured to and used with the hinged bagframe sections of any other well-known constructlons. 7

'The bag-frame fastener, made accordingto the principles of the present lIlV6I1t1OI1,'

consists, essentially, of a suitably formed shell orcasing comprising a top 7, longitudinally extending sides 8, and ends 9, the saidends being provided with downwardly extending fastening lugs or ears 10 which are passed through suitably disposed slits 11 in the main frame section member 1 for securing the said shell or casing in its fixed position 'upon said frame-section.

As shown more particularly in Figures 4 and 6 of the drawings the top 7-ofthe said shell or casing is made with a laterally extending depression, as 12, of suitable depth and width, and forthe purposes to be presently more fully set forth, the depressed portion of the said top 7 being also provided I witha suitably disposed hole or perforation 13. Adj acentto an opening 14 in said top 7, are suitably disposed and upwardly projecting pintle-receiving ears 15 in which is sultab'ly secured a pintle 16, said pintle extending laterally acrossthe said opening 14.

' The reference-character 1'? indicates a suitably formed cover-plate, provided with pintle-receiving ears, as 18, which extend down into the said opening 14, between the previously mentioned'ears 15 for pivotally mounting said plate 17 upon the-pintle 16, substantially as shown. To maintain the said plate 17 in its raised or closed positions,

shell or casing by ineans of rivets 21, or other suitable fastening- 'means.

the said plate is made with a spring engaging lug or t0ngue-19,"as shown in Figure 6 of the drawings, said lugor tongue being in slidable' engagement with the free end-por tion of a spring plate 20, disposed within the said shell or casing, and suitably secured against the inner face of the top 7 of said said spring-plate is also provided withan :elongated opening 22.

The reference-character 23 indicates a suitably formed stud-carrying latch-plate, adapted to extend laterally across the top 7' 5 of the previously-mentioned shell or casing 6 which 1s secured to the frame-section mem- Asshown, the

her 1, said latch-plate when in its closed or locked relation with the said shell or casing fitting into the previously-mentioned depression 12, and being provided with a stud 24 which enters the hole or perforation 13 and also extends down into the opening 22 in the spring-plate 20, as will be clearly understood from an inspection of Figures 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings. At one end, the said stud-carrying latch-plate 23 is suitably bent,

as at 25, to provide a fingerpi'ece, and at 1ts other end, the said plate 23 is bent to provide a pintle-receiving means, as 26, in which is disposed a pintle 27. Uon'nectedwith the end-portions of said pintle 27 are a pair of links 28, said links being also connected "with a second pintle 29, oscillatorily disposed'in a' pintle-receiving means or eye-3lijof a bracket member 30 which is secured by means of rivets 82,0r otherwise, to the side of the vertical frame-section member 6, substantially as will be clearly understood from' an inspec tion of Figures 3 and 7 of the drawings.

Having in theforegoing described in a" general manner the construction of, a .bag-' frame fastener embodying the principles of 'the present invention any further description of the operation of the same is deemed unnecessary, such operation of the -'*various devices and parts being-readily; understood from an inspection of the several figures of the drawings. 7 I It must be noted, however, that the width of the stud-carrying latch-plate 23 is substantially that of the depression 12in the top 7 of the shellor casing "of the'fastener, so that when the cover-plate 23 has been raised, and the latch-plate made to enter the sion, a cover-plate c'onnectedwith said casing and adapted to be moved over said depression, a bracket-member;attached to the vertical face of the other frame-section',."a;1

latch-plate, a means of pivotal connection compr1s1ng links for flexibly ;connect1ng said latch-plate with said bracket-member,

said latch-plate being adapted to be moved into registration with said depr'ession, and means connected withsaid'latch-plate adapted to be brought intolocked engagement with the depressed. portion of said casing;

2. In combination with'a pair of hinged bag-frame sections, a bag-frame fastenercomprising'a' casing mounted upon the up per surface of one of said frame-sections, said casing being provided with a latchplate receiving depression, a cover-plate connected with said casing and adapted to be moved over said depression, a latch-plate connected with the outer vertical face or side of the other frame-section, said latcln plate being adapted to be moved above and over said casing into registration with said depression, the depressed portion of said casing being provided with a perforation, and a stud extending from said latch-plate, said stud being adapted to enter said perforation for locked engagement with said casing.

3. In combination with a pair of hinged bag-frame sections, a bag-frame fastener comp-rising a casing mounted upon one of said frame-sections, said casing being provided with a laterally extending latch-plate receiving f depression, a spring-controlled cover-plate pivotally connected with said casing and adapted to be closed down over said depression, a bracket-member attached to the vertical face of the other frame-section, a latch-plate, a means of pivotal con nection comprising links for flexibly connecting said latch-plate with said bracketmember, said latch-plate being adapted to be moved into registration with said depression when said cover-plate is raised, and means connected with said latch-plate adapted to be brought into locked engagement with the depressed portion of said casing.

4. In combination with a pair of hinged bag-frame sections, a bag-frame fastener comprising a casing mounted upon the upper surface of one of said frame-sections, said casing being provided with a laterally extending latch-plate receiving depression, a spring-controlled cover-plate pivotally connected with said casing and adapted to be closed down over said depression, a latchplate pivotally connected with the outer vertical face or side of the other framesection, said latch-plate being adapted to be moved above and over said casing into registration with said depression when said of pivotal connection comprising. links for flexibly connecting said latch-plate with said bracket-member, said latch-plate being adapted to be moved into registration with said depression, and a cover-plate connected with said casing, said cover-plate being adapted to be moved over said receiving depression and over the latch-plate in said depression; g

6. In combination with a pair of hinged bag-frame sections, a bag-frame fastener comprising a casing mounted upon the upper surface of one of said frame-sections, said casing being provided in its top with a laterally extending latch-plate receiving depression, a latch-plate pivotally connected with the outer vertical face or sideof the other frame-section, said latch-plate being adapted to be moved above and over said easing into registration with said depression, a cover-plate pivotally connected with said casing, and a spring in said casing having a portion in engagement with said coverlate for forcing said cover-plate over said receiving depression and over the latch-plate in said depression. v

In testimony, that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 7th day of June, 1921.

Witnesses: Fnnnx. C. FRAENTZEL,

EVA E. DESGH.

JOSEPH S. ISIDOR. 

